Re: delete-selection-mode as default

[Juri Linkov]

> Wasn't that bug introduced by particular changes trying to fix
> bug #32173?  #32173 says that those changes "break d-s-m",
> by inappropriately turning d-s-m off. Just don't do that. It's not
> a problem with d-s-m itself, AFAICT.

This bug was caused by the fundamental flaw in its current implementation.

> Regardless. If you think d-s-m can't be turned on by default
> then don't turn it on by default. But please don't mess with it.
>
> Worse than not turning it on by default (who really cares that
> much?) is ruining it, giving it an incompatible design. It doesn't
> need a makeover. Please just leave it alone. 

Its reimplementation could have a different name: not delete-selection-mode,
but e.g. delete-select-mode (like handle-shift-selection vs shift-select-mode).